ACC Championship Game

FORT LAUDERDALE — Georgia Tech coach Paul said if the Orange Bowl comes down to a late field goal at the end of the fourth quarter, he is comfortable with his kicker. Harrison Butker, Tech's placekicker, had a sub-par season and only connected on 11 of 18 field goal attempts. The most glaring statistic was that he was only 2-of-7 from 30 to 39 yards out. "To be honest, he probably hadn't had the season that we hoped that he would have," Johnson said. "I think that he's an All-American-type kicker, and he hasn't had those kind of numbers. But he's very capable of providing a spark to us in special teams. He's got good range." No....

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FORT LAUDERDALE — Georgia Tech coach Paul said if the Orange Bowl comes down to a late field goal at the end of the fourth quarter, he is comfortable with his kicker.
Harrison Butker, Tech's placekicker, had a sub-par season and only connected on 11 of...

MIAMI — Traveling during the holidays can be complicated. Even for a nationally-ranked college football team set to arrive on private planes at a private gate.
After multiple delays, the Mississippi State football team finally reached South Florida on...

CORAL GABLES — They won't be playing in the ACC Championship Game. There will be no nine-win season.
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The start was everything the Hurricanes could have wanted.
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CORAL GABLES — In the days after Miami's loss at Georgia Tech, things got rough for the Hurricanes.
UM, still bidding for its first appearance in the ACC Championship Game, saw its hopes for a Coastal Division title take what seemed a near-fatal blow....

—Brad Kaaya expected to face high-pressure situations as Miami's quarterback.
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When these two teams last met, the Hurricanes had a chance to take control of their own destiny in the race for the Coastal Division title. They could...

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